# Accident 19800607018581A: Cessna 152, Santa Ana, CA, June 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1980, 12:35 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Orange
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6757° N, 117.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN WAYNE/ORANGE COUNTY (SNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6757&lon=-117.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67649, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67649-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 323 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607018581A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAXIED PAST HOLDING DC9. RIGHT WING PASSED UNDER LEFT WING OF DC9. COLLIDED WHEN DC9 STARTED TAXIING. N915RW.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N915RW, Doug DC931: [Accident 19800607018582A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607018582A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80DA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA106), Jun 7, 1980: Cessna 152 (N67649), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67649 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880827035509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880827035509A), Aug 27, 1988: Cessna 152 (N67649), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Began to stall on short final. Instructor pushed stick forward but unable to recover. Impacted short of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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